The Mississippi State football team is back from its bye week, and the Bulldogs will have to be ready.
MSU (3-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) takes on No. 5 Alabama (5-1, 2-1 SEC) in an SEC West matchup at 6 p.m. Saturday from Davis Wade Stadium.
The Dispatch will have live updates from the contest between the Bulldogs and the Crimson Tide.
9:30 p.m. — Final: Alabama 49, Mississippi State 9.
9:16 p.m. — Touchdown, Alabama. Bryce Young connects with Traeshon Holden on a 29-yard touchdown pass. Alabama 49, MSU 9, 6:20 left in the game.
8:55 p.m. — Touchdown, Alabama. Brian Robinson Jr. runs for a 3-yard touchdown. Alabama 42, MSU 9, 12:37 left in the game.
8:48 p.m. — End of the third quarter: Alabama 35, Mississippi State 9.
8:40 p.m. — Touchdown, Alabama. Brian Robinson Jr. takes a short pass from Bryce Young 51 yards to the house. Alabama 35, MSU 9, 3:24 left in the third quarter.
8:14 p.m. — Field goal, Mississippi State. Brandon Ruiz’s 37-yard kick is good. Alabama 28, MSU 9, 10:40 left in the third quarter.
8:04 p.m. — Touchdown, Alabama. Jameson Williams with a 75-yard touchdown catch from Bryce Young. The speedster caught the ball around midfield and his legs did the rest. Alabama 28, MSU 6, 14:46 left in the third quarter.
8:02 p.m. — Mississippi State kicks off to begin the second half.
7:41 p.m. — Halftime: No. 5 Alabama 21, MSU 6.
7:36 p.m. — Field goal, Mississippi State. Brandon Ruiz hits from 37 yards out. Alabama 21, MSU 6, 59 seconds left in the first half.
7:22 p.m. — Touchdown, Alabama. Brian Robinson Jr. powers into the end zone for a 1-yard score. Alabama 21, MSU 3, 3:15 left in the first half.
6:53 p.m. — At the end of the first quarter, Alabama leads Mississippi State, 14-3.
6:44 p.m. — Touchdown, Alabama. Jordan Battle jumps the route on a Will Rogers pass intended for Jaden Walley, intercepts the ball and returns it for a 40-yard score. Alabama 14, MSU 3, 3:54 left in the first quarter.
6:30 p.m. — Field goal, Mississippi State. Brandon Ruiz — kicking for the first time since Sept. 11 — nails a 44-yard kick. Alabama 7, MSU 3, 6:52 left in the first quarter.
6:18 p.m. — Touchdown, Alabama. John Metchie III with a 46-yard touchdown catch-and-run from Bryce Young on third-and-2. Alabama 7, MSU 0, 10:34 left in the first quarter.
6:15 p.m. — Alabama’s Josh Jobe picks off Will Rogers on third-and-10. It’s just Rogers’ third interception of the year.
6:11 p.m. — Mississippi State starts with the ball at the 25 after a touchback.
6:08 p.m. — Alabama wins the toss and defers. The Bulldogs will start with the ball.
6:06 p.m. — Mississippi State takes the field for Saturday’s game.
5:41 p.m. — Jaden Walley, Austin Williams and Makai Polk are announced as MSU’s starting wide receivers. Dillon Johnson is the starting running back.
5:37 p.m. — Brandon Ruiz, who has not played since Sept. 11 against North Carolina State, is announced as MSU’s starting kicker. Archer Trafford is the starting punter.
5:31 p.m. — Mississippi State’s full team takes the field for warmups.
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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